Tag: Risk

Anthropic launches AI exposure index to assess which white-collar jobs face automation risk

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Anthropic just built the scoreboard nobody in the office wanted to see. The AI research company behind Claude released what it calls the “AI Exposure Index” on March 5, a systematic tracker designed to measure which white-collar occupations are most susceptible to automation by large language models. The headline finding: computer programmers sit at the top of the vulnerability list, with roughly three-quarters of their daily tasks flagged as automatable. The timing is deliberate. With Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei publicly projecting that artificial general intelligence could arrive within one to…

Anthropic Reopens Pentagon Talks as Trump Weighs Supply Chain Risk Label

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has reportedly reopened negotiations with the US Department of Defense in a last-minute effort to secure continued access to Pentagon contracts as the company faces the possibility of being labeled a supply chain risk by the Trump administration. Amodei has been holding discussions with Emil Michael, the US undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, to finalize terms governing the military’s use of Anthropic’s artificial intelligence models, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. A new agreement would allow the Pentagon to keep…

Bybit Says AI Risk System Blocked $300M in Scam Withdrawals in Q4 2025

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Bybit said it blocked or disrupted more than $300 million worth of suspected scam-related withdrawals in the fourth quarter of 2025 after rolling out an AI-assisted risk monitoring system designed to flag malicious transactions before funds leave the exchange. In a company blog post, Bybit said its system flagged about $500 million in withdrawal requests during the quarter and that more than 4,000 users were “protected” after the platform issued real-time risk alerts or blocked transactions outright. Bybit’s head of group risk control, David Zong, told Cointelegraph that much of…

ECB Flags Stablecoins as a Growing Risk to Bank Lending

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The European Central Bank said increasing stablecoin use may pull money out of bank deposits and weaken the way monetary policy flows through to lending, according to a new ECB working paper. Growing adoption of stablecoins, which are digital assets often pegged to currencies such as the US dollar or euro, is expected to draw funds away from traditional bank deposits, the ECB said in its latest working paper series, “Stablecoins and Monetary Policy Transmission,” released Tuesday. “Our analysis shows that rising interest in stablecoins is linked to a measurable…

Prediction Markets Risk Trading Block in Nevada After Court Ruling

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A US federal court ruling has increased the risk that Nevada regulators could seek to halt prediction-market trading in the state after a judge sent a dispute involving Polymarket’s parent company Blockratize back to state court. A federal judge rejected arguments that US regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) fully preempts state gaming laws for prediction markets, according to a Monday order. The judge found that the CEA’s savings clause does not completely displace state authority and that the companies had not…

Charles Myers: Geopolitical risk lacks discernible patterns, US safe haven status is under scrutiny, and the bond market serves as a critical guardrail

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Geopolitical tensions could reshape the future of stablecoins and the US dollar’s dominance. Key Takeaways Geopolitical risk is unpredictable due to the unique motives of different actors. The Trump administration’s foreign policy marked a shift towards aggressive protectionism. The US safe haven status is being questioned by global investors. Concerns about the US economy have not yet led to significant selling of US investments. The bond market serves as a critical guardrail for the US economy. A potential military strike against Iran could have significant geopolitical implications. Oil markets are…

Bitcoin Bottom Signal Fires But This Time Investor Risk Appetite Is Absent

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A Bitcoin (BTC) bottom signal that appeared in 2023, ahead of a 130% rally in 2024, has flashed again this week, raising the possibility that the price is nearing another bullish inflection point.  At the same time, the broader data of liquidity, exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows, and macroeconomic data changes the environment from two years ago, suggesting that the path forward may not mirror the previous cycle’s. BTC bottom trigger appears without strong follow-through Data aggregator Swissblock noted that Bitcoin has now logged 25 consecutive days in its “extreme high…

Dogecoin (DOGE) Strengthens as Altcoin Rally Signals Renewed Risk Appetite

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Dogecoin started a major increase above $0.10 against the US Dollar. DOGE is now consolidating and might decline again if it fails to clear $0.1060. DOGE price started a fresh increase above $0.0950 and $0.10. The price is trading above the $0.10 level and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $0.0942 on the hourly chart of the DOGE/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price could aim for a fresh increase if it remains stable above $0.0988. Dogecoin Price…

Fed is Seeking Feedback on Proposal to Remove Reputation Risk from Banking

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The US Federal Reserve is seeking to codify a rule removing “reputation risk” from banking supervision, which some have blamed for a wave of crypto debanking in recent years. The Fed initially began making changes in June last year, announcing that it had directed its supervisors to stop pressuring banks to shut down client accounts over reputation risk, meaning banks can only make decisions on clients based on financial risk management.  In a press release on Monday, the Fed said that it is requesting feedback on a proposal to turn…

Saylor Says Quantum Risk to Bitcoin is distant and Manageable

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Strategy CEO Michael Saylor dismissed concerns about quantum computing during an appearance on Natalie Brunell’s Coin Stories podcast, saying the cybersecurity community broadly agrees that any credible quantum threat is likely more than a decade away. While it remains unclear if or when a quantum risk might materialize, Saylor told the podcast host that any credible breakthrough would prompt coordinated software upgrades across global banking systems, internet infrastructure, consumer devices, artificial intelligence networks and crypto protocols, including Bitcoin (BTC). Saylor said the digital systems underpinning modern digital infrastructure would eventually…